H3588A–כִּי–ki

And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.

כִּי־ ki- “for”

But Jehovah said unto me, Say not, I am a child; for thou shalt go to whomsoever I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

כִּ֠י ki “for”

Be not afraid of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And Jehovah said unto me, Thou hast well seen; for I am watchful over my word to perform it.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

For behold, I am calling all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith Jehovah, and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah:

כִּ֣י׀ ki “for”

And they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Thus saith Jehovah: What injustice have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and become vain?

כִּ֥י ki “that”

For pass over to the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there have been such a thing.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, to hew them out cisterns, broken cisterns that hold no water.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

Thine own wickedness chastiseth thee, and thy backslidings reprove thee: know then and see that it is an evil thing and bitter that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

כִּי־ ki- “that”

For of old thou hast broken thy yoke, [ergänzt: and] burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not serve. For upon every high hill, and under every green tree, thou bowest down, playing the harlot.

כִּ֣י ki “that”כִּ֣י ki “for”

For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much potash, thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

כִּ֤י ki “that”

Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst. But thou saidst, There is no hope; no, for I love strangers, and after them will I go.

כִּֽי־ ki- “deed”

As a thief is ashamed when he is found, so shall the house of Israel be ashamed -- they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets --

כִּ֣י ki “if”

saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth; for they have turned the back unto me, and not the face; and in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us!

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Where then are thy gods that thou hast made for thyself? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for as the number of thy cities, are thy gods, O Judah.

כִּ֚י ki “for”

Yea, in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor, whom thou didst not encounter breaking in, but [ergänzt: it is found] upon all these.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

And thou sayest, Indeed I am innocent; his anger will turn from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee because thou sayest, I have not sinned.

כִּ֣י ki “that”

Thou shalt indeed go forth from her with thy hands upon thy head; for Jehovah hath rejected those thou confidest in, and thou shalt not prosper by them.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And I saw that when for all the causes wherein backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce, yet the treacherous Judah, her sister, feared not, but went and committed fornication also.

כִּ֤י ki “that”

Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith Jehovah: I will not make my face dark upon you; for I am merciful, saith Jehovah; I will not keep [ergänzt: anger] for ever.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against Jehovah thy God, and hast turned thy ways hither and thither to the strangers under every green tree; and ye have not hearkened to my voice, saith Jehovah.

כִּ֛י ki “that”

Return, backsliding children, saith Jehovah; for I am a husband unto you, and I will take you, one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

And it shall come to pass, when ye are multiplied in the land and become fruitful, in those days, saith Jehovah, they shall say no more, Ark of the covenant of Jehovah! neither shall it come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they visit [ergänzt: it]; neither shall it be done any more.

כִּ֣י ki “that”

A voice is heard upon the heights, the weeping supplications of the children of Israel; for they have perverted their way, they have forgotten Jehovah their God.

כִּ֤י ki “for”